Mom's Italian Lasagna

Ingredients:
Meat sauce:

• 1 large can Spaghetti Sauce
• 1 lb. Italian sausage, cooked and drained

Cheese Mixture (mix it all together):

• 3 cups cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1/2 tsp. pepper

 16 oz. Mozzarella
12 cooked lasagna noodles


Preparation:
In a 9x13 lasagna pan, layer 3 layers of the following: 4 noodles, meat sauce,  cheese mixture, mozzarella cheese.  Put extra parmesan cheese on top.  Bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes.

Spinach Lasagna

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
2 tablespoons onion, chopped
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
8 ounces cream cheese
1 egg
1/8 teaspoon pepper
10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained
4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese (I used the kind in a can)


Preparation:
Brown the hamburger with the onion; drain off the fat. Mix in the garlic powder and spaghetti sauce; season to taste and heat until bubbly. Meanwhile, soften the cream cheese in a medium-size microwaveable bowl for about 40-60 seconds. Stir until creamy; beat in the egg and pepper with a spoon until well mixed. Blend in the spinach. Spread half of the meat mixture evenly in the bottom of a greased, 8 x 8" glass baking pan. Spread the spinach mixture over the meat; top with the mozzarella, then the rest of the meat. It may not completely cover the top, but that's ok. Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese. Bake at 350º about 30 minutes until hot and bubbly. Or, cover with plastic wrap and vent one corner then microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes; then reduce to MEDIUM and cook for another 7-10 minutes until hot and bubbly. Let stand 3 minutes before serving.
Makes 6-9 servings
Can be frozen

Texas Toast Lasagna

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg. Jimmy Dean bulk pork sausage, cooked.
• 8 oz. spiral pasta (or any small pasta i.e. penne, macaroni, shells, etc.)
• 1 jar (26 oz.) pasta sauce
• 3/4 c. water
• 1 T. fresh basil chopped OR 1 1/2 tsp. dried basil
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1/2 c. fresh shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1 box Texas Toast or frozen garlic bread sliced into 8 slices
• 2-3 c. (12 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 c. olive oil
• 8 fresh whole basil leaves
• 8 large tomato slices

Preparation:

• In a large bowl, mix cooked sausage, cooked pasta, pasta sauce, water, chopped basil, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and pepper.  Toss gently, then place mixture into a greased 9x13 in. pan.
• Place slices of garlic bread on top of mixture and cover with mozzarella.
• Dip tomatoe slices in olive oil and place on each bread slice.
• Cover with tin foil and bake at 400 degrees for approximately 25 minutes.  Then uncover and bake for 5 - 10 minutes longer to melt the cheese.
• Tuck basil leaf slightly under each tomatoe.  Let stand ten minutes to help set before slicing and serving.